1. USER GUIDE
HOW TO USE THE WEBTOOL
SUITABILITY MAPPER
www.wri.org/project/potico
Ver. 1 | January 2013

2. PROJECT POTICO // JANUARY 2013 // Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents and Introduction …..…………..… 1
1. User Interface
Suitability Mapper enables users to identify potentially suitable sites for • User Interface ………………………….……… 2
sustainable production of palm oil and other agricultural commodities as well as • Button Explanations & General Descriptions ...…… 3
to analyze a user-defined area of interest. At this current version, the Suitability
Mapper is only available for Kalimantan, the Indonesian portion of the Borneo
• Dashboard // Explore Maps & Select Sites ...……… 4
island. • Dashboard // Set Suitability …….………...……… 5
• Suitability Results ……….…..…………....……… 6
The World Resources Institute (WRI) developed this web tool in partnership with • Drawing Tools ……….….…..…………....……… 7
Rainforest Alliance, SarVision, University Maryland, Sekala, and Puter
Foundation Indonesia under Project POTICO.
2. Exploring the Suitability Mapper
• Reading & Exploring the Suitability Map …….…… 8
• View More Maps …………………....…………… 9
• Display More Information ……………......……… 10
3. Changing the Suitability Criteria …………....……… 11
4. Analyze an Area
• Using the Draw Function ………………………... 12
• Using the Upload Function ….......................……… 13
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3. PROJECT POTICO // JANUARY 2013 // 1. Interface
1. USER INTERFACE
When launched, the Suitability Mapper will take you first to its home page, with the user interface illustrated in Figure 1.1 below:
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FIgure 1.1
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1. USER INTERFACE // BUTTON EXPLANATIONS AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION
A: ABOUT H: DASHBOARD
Links to the “About the Suitability Mapper” page. Click here to learn Contains buttons to explore the Suitability Mapper, view other maps, adjust
more about the Suitability Mapper, including its general descriptions, the suitability criteria and display the analyze function. See page four for
the technical document and the underlying GIS data. more information.
B: CONTACT US I: LEGEND
Click this link to open our feedback form. This form will be sent to our Click to view the map legends.
project developers at WRI.
J: SUMMARY RESULT
C: DOWNLOAD DATA Click to view the results of the Suitability analysis summarized into a table.
Descriptions from Image 1.1
Click this link to download the GIS data used in this web tool.
K: MAP SCALE
Shows the relative size of the map.
D: BASEMAP
Click here to choose which basemap to use in the application.
L: MAP TOOLS
Click to open functions to draw, print and overview the map. See page 7 for
E: LANGUAGE SELECTOR more information.
Click here to change the language settings.
M: ZOOM SLIDER
F: INFORMATION BUTTON Click the (+) button to zoom in the map and the (-) button to zoom out the
Click here to launch the welcome message. map.
G: FULL SCREEN BUTTON
Click to view web tool in full screen.
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1. USER INTERFACE // DASHBOARD // EXPLORE MAPS & SELECT SITES
Located in the right hand side of the screen, Dashboard is the key tool for analysis. A: SUITABILITY MAPS
Dashboard enables you to manipulate the suitability map and define the criteria you wish to Adjust the display of the Suitability Map.
measure. Dashboard has three main components:
• Explore Maps; allows you to view your current suitability map as well as additional maps B: MORE MAPS
Select to view additional maps of Kalimantan.
available for Kalimantan. You can also overlay your current suitability map onto the other
maps.
• Set Suitability; customize your suitability map by making changes to the individual criteria C: MORE INFORMATION
used in the analysis. Displays other information available on the map.
• Select Sites; analyze potential sites for field assessments by drawing or uploading them on the
map. D: MY AREA OF INTERESTS
To switch between the three components, you can click the tabs at the upper end of the Map controls to analyze your areas of interest.
Dashboard (numbered 1, 2 and 3 in figure 1.2.)
1 2 3
A
D
B
C
Figure 1.2
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1. USER INTERFACE // DASHBOARD // SET SUITABILITY
// SET SUITABILITY
A: RESET DEFAULTS
To change from Environmental Criteria to Crop Criteria, you can click the tabs in the upper Returns the environmental and crop criteria to the default POTICO
side of the Set Suitability tab (numbers 1 and 2 in figure 1.3.) settings.
B: ADJUSTABLE CRITERIA
More information on how to adjust the Environmental Criteria and Crop Criteria , refer to Changes the inputs for the environment and crop criteria.
page 11.
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A
B
Figure 1.3
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1. USER INTERFACE // SUITABILITY RESULTS
3 5 Suitability Results tab at the bottom of your screen provides a summary display of
1 2 4 your suitability analysis results. It organizes your analysis in three ways:
• Provinces: displays the amount of potentially suitable and not suitable land by
Indonesian province.
• Districts: displays the amount of potentially suitable and not suitable land by
Indonesian districts (kabupaten.)
• My Sites: displays the amount of potentially suitable and not suitable land in
the areas that you drew or uploaded.
To choose between these three display options, you can click number 3 in image
1.3 and select your preferred way to view the results.
To display analysis results by alphabetical order, click the “Province” column
(number 1 in figure 1.3.)
To display the results by area (both ascending and descending), click either the
Potential or Not Suitable title (numbers 2 and 3 in figure 1.3.)
To explore the summary results, click Export (number 5 in figure 1.3.)
All units in the Summary Results is in hectares (ha). For more information on the
data, definitions and methods used, refer to the Technical Document in our website.
Figure 1.3
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1. USER INTERFACE // DRAWING TOOLS
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Drawing Tools enables you to draw pictures or give labels directly on
the map. These functions are not be confused with the Draw function in
the Select Sites tab, which enables you to select your areas of interest to
be analyzed.
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Drawing Tools can be accessed by clicking the Draw button on the
Figure 1.4 Map Tools. (See figure 1.1.)
1. Point: allows you to draw dots on the map to highlight areas of interest. Click on the point button and then move the cursor to the place on the map
where you want to place a dot. Click the mouse once and a dot will appear.
2. Line: allows you to draw a straight line.
3. Free line: allows you to draw a line in any shape and direction.
4. Rectangle: allows you to create a rectangle or square of any size on the map.
5. Polygon: allows you to create a shape with multiple sides. Click and pull the line as many times as needed, and then double click to finish the object.
6. Move: allows you to move any drawn object by clicking and dragging the object.
7. Eraser: allows you to delete individual objects that you have drawn on the map.
8. Clear all: allows you to delete all objects that you have drawn on the map at once.
9. Shape color: allows you to change the color of the shape you drew.
10. Transparency handler: allows you to change the transparency settings of the shape you drew.
11. Label color: allows you to change the color of the labels you drew.
12. Outline only: allows you to draw shapes that only displays its outline.
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9. PROJECT POTICO // JANUARY 2013 // 2. Exploring The Suitability Mapper
2. EXPLORING THE SUITABILITY MAPPER // READING AND EXPLORING THE SUITABILITY MAPS
ç Displays base map without displaying the suitability
map layer
Click the checkbox to the left of the Suitability Map to display or hide the
Suitability Map.
Click Reset Default to return the tool to the default settings.
Adjust the transparency of the Suitability Map by sliding this control
button.
The suitability map layer has two colors. Purple represents areas that are
potentially suitable according to the criteria selected by the user. Yellow
represents areas that are not suitable according to the same criteria.
Look at the legend to see which colors corresponds to which land suitability.
The Suitability Map layer displaying on the
base map è
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2. EXPLORING THE SUITABILITY MAPPER // VIEW MORE MAPS
Enables you to view additional maps of
Kalimantan. To view your Suitability Map
overlaid with any of the maps in More Maps,
check both the More Maps box and the
Suitability Map box, and adjust the transparency
slide bar.
For more information on the data that we use,
see our Technical Document, available at our
website.
Check More Maps
box to activate more
maps to display.
Click any map to display it in the
main window.
Slide the transparency slider to set the
opaqueness of the Suitability Map layer.
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2. EXPLORING THE SUITABILITY MAPPER // DISPLAY OTHER INFORMATION
Click on the boxes available to display more infromation on
the maps. Available data:
• Political Boundaries: Select to display the districts and
provinces of Kalimantan.
• Roads: Select to show detailed roads, including logging
roads.
• Rivers: Select to show rivers.
• Settlements: Select to show the main cities of
Kalimantan.
• Case Studies: This is under development. We are
currently seeking case studies that demonstrate how the
Suitability Mapper has been used. In the future, you will
be able to select to pinpoint case study locations,
showing examples of where the Suitability Mapper has
been used for real-world applications.
• Contribute Case Study: Select if you have a case study
you would like to share or would like more information
about working with us to conduct a case study. This link
will direct you to our Contact Us feedback form.
é You can view other information on top of the
Suitability Map and Other Maps.
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12. PROJECT POTICO // JANUARY 2013 // 3. Changing Suitability Criteria
3. CHANGING THE SUITABILITY CRITERIA
1. Click the Set Suitability tab in the Dashboard
2. Click the Environmental Criteria tab to change the
environmental criteria of your choice or click the Crop
Criteria to change the crop criteria according to your
needs.
3. Change the inputs to the parameters of your choice.
Note: The colors in the criteria tabs corresponds to the
Suitability Map: Purple for “Potential” and Yellow for
“Not Suitable.”
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13. PROJECT POTICO // JANUARY 2013 // 4. Analyze an Area
4. ANALYZE AN AREA // USING THE DRAW FUNCTION
1
Zoom To: Input the
coordinates for your
location of interest.
2
1. Click the Select Sites tab on the Dashboard
2. a. Choose Circle to draw a circle shape, or Rectangle for a rectangular shape, and
then draw it in the map for the area you want to analyze. Click the cursor on the
map to start drawing and click on the cursor again after you have drawn your area
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of interest.
b. Choose Polygon to draw a more precise shape. Click on the map to start drawing,
click again to determine the points of the polygon, and click twice to finish your
polygon.
3. Click on the area that you have drawn and there will be a pop-up “My area of Interest”
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4. ANALYZE AN AREA // USING THE UPLOAD FUNCTION
1
Zoom To: Input the
coordinates for your
location of interest.
2
3
1. Click the Select Sites tab on the Dashboard
2. Choose Upload in the select shape option.
3. Find your concession shapefile (ZIP) and upload it.
4. Click on your uploaded area and a pop up will appear with information
on your area of interest.
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